Author Archives: Dubai Mum

An alternative bedtime routine

Putting the kids up to bed and each took their turn to do a ‘wee’.  DD, who was already balancing precariously on the toilet seat, shouted out in her most shrill of voices, ‘theres’s a gecko’, and nearly fell down … Continue reading →

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Pyjamas and holidays

School holidays are well and truly here…..DD, DS1 and DS2 have been in their jammies since last Friday (that is, when they weren’t in their swimsuits!). Well, DD and DS1 actually wore their jammies to school last Thursday….a tradition for … Continue reading →

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Praying for more rain

Our first year in Dubai, the rains came in January. It was the time George Bush Jr was visiting and practically the entire city was closed off for security reasons. I don’t know what surprised me more: the fact that … Continue reading →

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Not really starting at the start

I honestly don’t know why I have been so tardy in starting a blog about our life in Dubai.  I guess 3 kids and a job on top will do it!!!!  But seriously, we are now approaching our four year … Continue reading →

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